Building a
Strong Future for Working Women

"America has
the most creative, productive and resilient workforce in the world, and the
President wants to make sure that everyone who wants a job can find a job."
--The President's Economic Security Agenda

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President George W. Bush resolutely believes that the fundamentals of
the American economy are strong, yet he won't be satisfied until every American
who wants a job can find a job, and that all Americans have economic security.
Jobs are a major focus of the
President's
Economic Security Agenda

As part of the President's team, Secretary Elaine L. Chao
continues to champion the American worker through the Department of Labor. The
Secretary has focused on a number of initiatives that include job training,
support of the job placement services through the 1-877-USA-JOBS, partnerships
for job placement, as well as her outreach efforts to unions that represent
workers in occupations that are non-traditional for women.

The Secretary is encouraged by unions that are actively recruiting
and engaging women, and as a result, more and more women have opportunities in
fields that were not often considered by women in the past. In her address to
the Teamsters Women's Conference in the spring, Secretary Chao said, "What
better way to celebrate Women's History Month than with a group of women who
challenge, every day, the typical stereotype of what women can and can't do -
like operate a fork lift."

"Today's women are moving into positions of influence and
leadership faster than ever. It's happening on factory floors and on Wall
Street - even in government," says Secretary Chao.

Of course, it's also happening at the Department of Labor, where women
occupy 50% of the top political slots.

In the Bush Administration, real
progress is being made.

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